Pastor back on trial in Turkey as US hopeful of release

Friday, 12 October 2018ALIAGA (TURKEY) - An American pastor whose detention for the past two years by Turkey sparked a crisis in ties with the United States went back on trial Friday with Washington hopeful he will finally be released.

President Donald Trump said the release and return of Andrew Brunson will be a "tremendous" step toward better relations between the United States and Turkey, where the Christian pastor was detained for two years. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).